New Delhi: For the second time in four days, the cost of non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder was increased by Rs 25 on Monday, March 1, bringing the cost of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder in Delhi to Rs 819. The new prices are already in effect.On February 25, the prices of cooking gas were hiked by Rs 25. In fact, it was third such hike in the month of February. The prices had been raised both on February 4 and February 14.The cooking gas prices have been steadily on the rise since December last year. The price of a non-subsidised LPG cylinder was increased from Rs 594 to Rs 644 on December 1. Within a fortnight, on December 15, the prices again saw an upward revision from Rs 644 to Rs 694. The month of December had seen prices of cooking gas go up by Rs 100. However, in the month of January, a cylinder was sold at Rs 694 without any hike.Come February, the prices began to rise again. On February 4, the price of an LPG cylinder was revised again and it was sold at Rs 719. Another Rs 50 was added to the existing price on February 14 bringing the cost of cooking gas to Rs 769.Also read: LPG Cylinders See Biggest Hike in Six Years; Subsidy Also IncreasedThe rising costs of cooking gas coupled with soaring diesel and petrol prices have been burning a hole in the common man’s pocket. While petrol was sold at Rs 91.17 per litre in Delhi, the cost of diesel stood at Rs 81.47 on March 1, Monday.Protesting against the continuous rise in LPG prices, Congress spokespersons on Thursday, February 25, had addressed a press conference by sitting on empty cylinders stating that there was no use of them anymore as a refill for scores of families in the country were difficult.Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate had slammed the Narendra Modi government for pursuing “anti-people” policies as the price of an LPG cylinder had gone up by a whopping Rs 200 in three months. She had said LPG subsidy, as claimed by the Modi government, was just a mirage as both market and controlled prices were just as same.As the government has largely stopped subsidies for LPG cylinders possible under the Ujjwala scheme from May 2020, a large number of households will now have no option but to pay the market price. The fall in global crude price since the beginning of last year has prompted the government to roll back allocations made for LPG subsidies. The pandemic has also cast its shadow on the subsidies.In the budget presented last year, the allocation for LPG subsidies was slashed from Rs 35,605 crore to just Rs 12,480 crore.